Submitted by Zippykalzoo t3_zvqdao in Maine
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raynedanser t1_j1qsf90 wrote
This is not the golden idea people think. Ledge. Rural communities. Funding. How high do you want those monthly bills? You thought people had issues paying now. Oh. And maintenance expenses. Cost of adding something new.
There's a LOT of reasons this is a bad idea.
ZingZongZaddy t1_j1qrjsg wrote
Have fun blasting all that ledge.
PGids t1_j1qufx0 wrote
Last time I got involved in a conversation here about running power underground everyone seemed to think I was a nutcase for saying this, like we can just directionally drill all willy nilly and pull cable like they do further west
Setting a pole up here can be enough of a pain in the dick let alone thousands of miles of power line in the ground
ZingZongZaddy t1_j1qup26 wrote
Well, this is a sub where the majority of posters think their individual convenience outweighs any other factor so that's not surprising.
Derstilweedndat t1_j1r7a2k wrote
They're also literal children. Whenever someone posts a picture of themselves either on this sub or elsewhere, these guys are kids. 13-18 years old.
Makes me wonder how many times I was having a ridiculous discussion on a serious topic with a literal child.
ZingZongZaddy t1_j1r7s8z wrote
9 times out of 10 I'll look at profiles and find them posting almost exclusively on weed subreddits complaining dispensaries aren't open on Christmas or that the skoonts don't have enough fleebz to activate their boba receptors.
eljefino t1_j1s5qk1 wrote
I always wonder when I see a pole with a cairn of rocks around its base, if they put those rocks there to be able to claim they rammed it to the required depth.
Nobel6skull t1_j1r7ttf wrote
May I introduce you to laser drilling. No it’s never been used for utilities before, but that doesn’t mean it’s not possible.
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ZingZongZaddy t1_j1qse0j wrote
> Have fun with no power.
Easily done.
The cost of installation alone doesn't begin to get in to how expensive this would be. Future maintenance, obtaining easements, etc.
What ever happened to good, old fashioned self-reliance?
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indyaj t1_j1qxx6b wrote
Do you realize what that will do to the already obscene power bills? Holy shit. Everyone might as well disconnect from the grid and run off generators full time if that's the plan. It would be cheaper financially.
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drivermcgyver t1_j1qycqc wrote
I'd rather have a solar powered system anyways, great idea!
indyaj t1_j1qywti wrote
Go for it. Nobody's stopping you.
outer_fucking_space t1_j1qzcdq wrote
Hopefully someday energy storage technology will be cheap enough that everyone would do this!
drivermcgyver t1_j1qzp7y wrote
With the new energy breakthrough, I'm really excited for what our children and grandchildren will see someday when it comes to energy resources and development.
indyaj t1_j1r39pr wrote
That's so optimistic of you. I hope you're right but cynical me is alternately cringing and laughing hysterically. It's not about "energy resources and development". It's about money, politics, and power.
drivermcgyver t1_j1r4ezc wrote
I know. Preach it, for real haha! I get it. I just hope there would be a core group of people someday that would just have the best intentions and make good decisions so it helps everyone. If we actually as a people wanted something we could have it. We could have 1000 nuclear plants if we wanted it and have a super safe way to have so much energy. The infrastructure we could achieve is incredible when it comes to both solar and nuclear.
indyaj t1_j1r7bj9 wrote
There is a "core group of people" now. Actually, it's more than "core" and it's been around since at least the 70s. Now it's a majority. But that's not enough. Governments, big oil, the rich fuckers making money off both, everyone knew about climate change in the 60s and look where we are now.
We need to get rid of the money power politics faction but keep/expand freedom at the same time. This is the secret and nobody has found the key. Yet. I'm old enough to probably be dead by the time it happens. If it happens. But keep at it.
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